Giants game vs. Braves postponed after unofficial delay of almost 2 hours

ATLANTA — More than two dozen groundskeepers worked nonstop for over an hour, pouring pounds and pounds of dry sod across the rain-soaked infield, pitcher’s mound and home plate.More than an hour and a half later, they rolled the tarp out for the first time.The result was the opening game of the Giants’ road trip against the Braves being suspended after only an inning and a half of play and a wait of nearly three times that long.They will resume play in the bottom of the second as part of a double-header Wednesday with Game 1 set to begin at 11 a.m.PT and the second game at its regularly scheduled 4:15 p.m.“It’s not ideal,” manager Tony Vitello said of being forced to use Adrian Houser for only one inning.

On the flip side, the Braves got only two innings out of Grant Holmes.“It was pretty rough on those guys not to just burn a night, but those guys are amped up the entire day to throw.It was pretty difficult conditions to pitch in.” California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story Both teams will be able to add a 27th man to their roster for the second game.While Vitello said no decisions had been made, reliever Matt Gage would be a natural choice; he is on the trip and eligible to be activated from the injured list.Robbie Ray, their scheduled starter for Wednesday, would likely start the first game.Vitello said there was no discussion before the game of starting in a delay, and with the regrettable decision to begin the game, both teams ended up burning their starting pitcher.The Giants had put seven men on base in two innings against Holmes, who was clearly affected by the conditions, while Houser was tagged for two runs in the bottom of the first.Holmes twice called for a towel as he issued three walks and four hits amid the downpour that l...